diff --git a/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
index 2faed43..411becc 100644
--- a/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/dataplane/virtio-blk.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/dataplane/vring.h"
 #include "ioq.h"
-#include "migration/migration.h"
 #include "block/block.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-blk.h"
 #include "virtio-blk.h"
@@ -69,8 +68,6 @@ struct VirtIOBlockDataPlane {
                                              queue */
 
     unsigned int num_reqs;
-
-    Error *migration_blocker;
 };
 
 /* Raise an interrupt to signal guest, if necessary */
@@ -418,6 +415,14 @@ bool virtio_blk_data_plane_create(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtIOBlkConf *blk,
         return false;
     }
 
+    /* If dataplane is (re-)enabled while the guest is running there could be
+     * block jobs that can conflict.
+     */
+    if (bdrv_in_use(blk->conf.bs)) {
+        error_report("cannot start dataplane thread while device is in use");
+        return false;
+    }
+
     fd = raw_get_aio_fd(blk->conf.bs);
     if (fd < 0) {
         error_report("drive is incompatible with x-data-plane, "
@@ -433,10 +438,6 @@ bool virtio_blk_data_plane_create(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtIOBlkConf *blk,
     /* Prevent block operations that conflict with data plane thread */
     bdrv_set_in_use(blk->conf.bs, 1);
 
-    error_setg(&s->migration_blocker,
-            "x-data-plane does not support migration");
-    migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker);
-
     *dataplane = s;
     return true;
 }
@@ -448,8 +449,6 @@ void virtio_blk_data_plane_destroy(VirtIOBlockDataPlane *s)
     }
 
     virtio_blk_data_plane_stop(s);
-    migrate_del_blocker(s->migration_blocker);
-    error_free(s->migration_blocker);
     bdrv_set_in_use(s->blk->conf.bs, 0);
     g_free(s);
 }
diff --git a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
index cf12469..cca0c77 100644
--- a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-blk.h"
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_DATA_PLANE
 # include "dataplane/virtio-blk.h"
+# include "migration/migration.h"
 #endif
 #include "block/scsi.h"
 #ifdef __linux__
@@ -628,6 +629,34 @@ void virtio_blk_set_conf(DeviceState *dev, VirtIOBlkConf *blk)
     memcpy(&(s->blk), blk, sizeof(struct VirtIOBlkConf));
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_DATA_PLANE
+/* Disable dataplane thread during live migration since it does not
+ * update the dirty memory bitmap yet.
+ */
+static void virtio_blk_migration_state_changed(Notifier *notifier, void *data)
+{
+    VirtIOBlock *s = container_of(notifier, VirtIOBlock,
+                                  migration_state_notifier);
+    MigrationState *mig = data;
+
+    if (migration_is_active(mig)) {
+        if (!s->dataplane) {
+            return;
+        }
+        virtio_blk_data_plane_destroy(s->dataplane);
+        s->dataplane = NULL;
+    } else if (migration_has_finished(mig) ||
+               migration_has_failed(mig)) {
+        if (s->dataplane) {
+            return;
+        }
+        bdrv_drain_all(); /* complete in-flight non-dataplane requests */
+        virtio_blk_data_plane_create(VIRTIO_DEVICE(s), &s->blk,
+                                     &s->dataplane);
+    }
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_DATA_PLANE */
+
 static int virtio_blk_device_init(VirtIODevice *vdev)
 {
     DeviceState *qdev = DEVICE(vdev);
@@ -664,6 +693,8 @@ static int virtio_blk_device_init(VirtIODevice *vdev)
         virtio_cleanup(vdev);
         return -1;
     }
+    s->migration_state_notifier.notify = virtio_blk_migration_state_changed;
+    add_migration_state_change_notifier(&s->migration_state_notifier);
 #endif
 
     s->change = qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(virtio_blk_dma_restart_cb, s);
@@ -683,6 +714,7 @@ static int virtio_blk_device_exit(DeviceState *dev)
     VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(dev);
     VirtIOBlock *s = VIRTIO_BLK(dev);
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_DATA_PLANE
+    remove_migration_state_change_notifier(&s->migration_state_notifier);
     virtio_blk_data_plane_destroy(s->dataplane);
     s->dataplane = NULL;
 #endif
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-blk.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-blk.h
index fc71853..b87cf49 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-blk.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-blk.h
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ typedef struct VirtIOBlock {
     unsigned short sector_mask;
     VMChangeStateEntry *change;
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_DATA_PLANE
+    Notifier migration_state_notifier;
     struct VirtIOBlockDataPlane *dataplane;
 #endif
 } VirtIOBlock;
